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Wakefield road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,060 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2001, and 1,634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (1,117), and casualties fell from 1,646.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 44,869 collisions in Wakefield.

Collisions in 2001
1,060
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,634
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
23
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2001

2.2% of collisions in Wakefield in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.2%
  • Serious14313%
  • Slight89484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.7%
  • Serious17611%
  • Slight1,43188%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,060, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025555722
2024589754
2023648813
2022614826
2021483633
2020387493
2019487641
2018617833
2017594812
2016684955
2015717986
2014644922
2013636917
20127191,061
20117261,113
20108031,188
20098421,283
20088431,260
20079221,335
20068921,297
20059471,439
20041,0921,681
20031,1141,669
20021,1161,691
20011,0601,634
20001,1171,646
19991,1551,684
19981,2391,766
19971,2221,792
19961,2111,695
19951,2161,695
19941,2121,679
19931,1641,545
19921,1741,588
19911,1711,535
19901,2021,588
19891,2081,620
19881,2121,609
19871,1171,465
19861,1351,505
19851,1311,452
19841,1351,400
19831,1561,478
19821,2631,640
19811,2791,636
19801,2851,612
19791,1341,460

When and where crashes happen in Wakefield in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (15%)
  • Tuesday151 (14%)
  • Wednesday155 (15%)
  • Thursday158 (15%)
  • Friday161 (15%)
  • Saturday163 (15%)
  • Sunday117 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59276 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (8.9%)
  • February88 (8.3%)
  • March71 (6.7%)
  • April83 (7.8%)
  • May96 (9.1%)
  • June75 (7.1%)
  • July86 (8.1%)
  • August91 (8.6%)
  • September87 (8.2%)
  • October95 (9%)
  • November91 (8.6%)
  • December103 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight789 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds926 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry728 (69%)
  • Wet or damp313 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph773 (73%)
  • 40 mph71 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph21 (2%)
  • 60 mph77 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph111 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway806 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway170 (16%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,073 (66%)
  • Pedestrian205 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist72 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1069 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15136 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20249 (15%)
  • 21 to 25186 (11%)
  • 26 to 35359 (22%)
  • 36 to 45265 (16%)
  • 46 to 55137 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.5%)
  • Over 7533 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider944 (58%)
  • Passenger485 (30%)
  • Pedestrian205 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,553 (78%)
  • Motorcycle128 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wakefield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wakefield ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 54th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2001

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2001, with 80 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2001

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2001: 105, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638105175113
2ndA6457011217
3rdA6425787010
4thA61517006
5thA639396112
6thA1365923
7thM62367222
8thM1337217
9thA655306312
10thA636264003
11thB6422192323
12thB6128162403
13thB6273152002
14thB6421141812
15thA628132003
16thA656112011
17thB6136112101
18thA63771012
19thB612971802
20thB618671403

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2001

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 301.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2001

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2001: 160.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2001, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years